Abstract:
A process is described for managing, adjusting and controlling at least one high-altitude wind generator, of the type preferably comprising at least one kite operatively connected through driving tie-rods to winches or other mechanisms for controlling the flight of the kite.
Abstract:
A ground station (1) of a tropospheric wind generator is described, of the type adapted to deviate tethers connecting kites through at least one lever (2) capable of being oriented, comprising a carrier structure (3) surmounted by a first motored joint (4) adapted to allow a free swinging rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a second motored joint (5) adapted to allow a free lifting rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a machine room (6), wherein the carrier structure (3) comprises a reticular shell composed of radial curved rods (31) having the ends connected by a pair of horizontal rings (32, 33) to allow deformations adapted to absorb and dampen force peaks transmitted by the kites.
Abstract:
A wind system (1) is described for converting energy comprising at least one kite (2) that can be driven from ground immersed in at least one wind current (W) and at least one module (5) adapted to translate on at least one rail (6; 7) placed next to the ground, such module (5) being connected through at least one rope (4) to the kite (2), such kite (2) being adapted to be driven by the module (5) in order to drag the module (5) on the rail (6; 7) and to perform a conversion of wind energy into electric energy through at least one electric energy generating system cooperating with module (5) and rail (6; I) 1 such rope (4) being adapted both to transmit mechanical energy from and to the kite (2) and to control the flight trajectory of the kite (2).
Abstract:
An infrastructure of a tropospheric wind generator is described, comprising a variable geometry system (1) for driving at least one sail (2). The variable geometry system (1) composed of at least one pair of arms (11, 12) adapted to deviate tethers (13) to be able to drive the sail (2) allows increasing a wing opening (21) of the sail (2) to favour its take-off.
Abstract:
A modulating circuit breaking phase-meter (2) is described, adapted to regulate and transmit electric power from an electric energy dispensing system (1 ) to at least one user (U1 U2, Un), comprising at least a precision clock (CI, C2,..., Cn) locked to at least one electric current phase of the electric energy dispensing system (1) and at least one power modulator (Tl, T2,..., Tn) cooperating with the precision clock (CI, C2,..., Cn) at least for limiting an electric load supplied to the user (U1, U2,..., A).
Abstract:
A device (3) is described, for cleaning/drying at least one sliding rope (1), comprising at least one cleaning/drying means of at least one portion of a first section (11) of said rope (1) during its sliding movement next to such cleaning/drying means.
Abstract:
A system is described, for measuring the wind speed at a certain height, comprising at least one unmanned aircraft (1) immersed in a field of motion (2) determined by such wind, such unmanned aircraft (1) being equipped with first on-board processing means adapted to operatively interact on a propulsion system and/or on a flying guiding system of such aircraft (1) to modify its flight attitude depending on external perturbations exerted by such wind present in such field of motion (2) to keep a centring of such aircraft (1) along at least one reference flying trajectory (3) passing through one or more following flight attitudes (l,i l,m, l,f) corresponding with different flight heights above a reference level (S), and detect attitude data related to such attitudes (l,i, l,m, l,f) at such relative flight heights.
Abstract:
An automatic control system (1) is described for the flight of at least one kite (2), in order to generate electric or mechanical energy, such kite (2) being controlled by a driving unit (4) equipped with two winches to which the kite (2) is connected through two respective driving cables (6), comprising first detecting means (3) on board the kite (2) adapted to detect first pieces of information regarding at least a position and an orientation in the space of such kite (2) and accelerations to which the kite (2) is subjected; second detecting means (5) on the ground adapted to detect second pieces of information regarding at least an amount of a tension on the driving cables (6) of such kite (2) and their relative position, a direction and an intensity of a wind current W inside which the kite (2) is immersed; processing and controlling means (7) of such first and second pieces of information (P), adapted to transform the contents of such information (P) into a mechanical command related to a control function (U) operating on the winches of the driving unit (4) for driving the kite (2) along a flight trajectory maximising an amount of kinetic energy subtracted to the wind current W; and a transmitting system of the first pieces of information to the processing and controlling means (7). An automatic control process for the flight of kites is further described, adapted to perform a control function (U) through a predictive control methodology based on a flight dynamics model of such kite (2) starting from such information (P).
Abstract:
An arc-shaped wing (1) with differentiated wing profiles is described, composed of a section of central arc (11) and two lateral shoulders (12), wherein such central arc (11) is composed of a first wing profile (2) and each one of such shoulders (12) is composed of a second wing profile (3).
Abstract:
A wing with bi-mode operation is described, for passing from an arc shape to an undistorted plane shape and vice versa, composed of three or more power wing airfoils (1-1, 1-2, 1-3) connected in series and mutually articulated through at least one articular joint (2, 3) interposed between at least one pair of such adjacent power wing airfoils (1-1, 1-2, 1-3).